If you thought that master franchise Allied Brands was in enough trouble, with its Dunkin’/Baskin-Robbins termination dispute and with one of its franchise brands, Cookie Man, in the hands of liquidators, you might have thought, “it can’t get any worse?”

Brisbane, Australia- Allied brands lifted its 4 day trading halt today with an announcement released to the Australian Stock Exchange stating that it had resisted an attempt by Dunkin Brands Inc to terminate its Baskin Robbins Australian Master Franchise agreement.